2019 UMass Minutemen football team

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2019 UMass Minutemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–11
Head coach
Offensive schemeSpread
Co-defensive coordinatorAazaar Abdul-Rahim (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorTommy Restivo (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumWarren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Notre Dame   –     11 – 2  
Liberty   –     8 – 5  
BYU   –     7 – 6  
Army   –     5 – 8  
New Mexico State   –     2 – 10  
UMass   –     1 – 11  
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Walt Bell and played their home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium. This was the fourth year for the Minutemen as an independent; they finished the season at 1–11 and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 632 to 237. CBS Sports rated UMass 129th in their ranking of all 130 FBS teams; Akron, the only team that the Minutemen defeated, was ranked last.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:15 p.m.at Rutgers
BTNL 21–4840,515
September 73:30 p.m.Southern Illinois
NESNPlus/FloSportsL 20–4510,524
September 146:00 p.m.at Charlotte
ESPN3L 17–5212,812
September 211:00 p.m.Coastal Carolina
  • Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
NESN/FloSportsL 28–628,557
September 283:30 p.m.Akron
  • Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
FloSportsW 37–297,284
October 57:00 p.m.at FIU
ESPN3L 0–4412,746
October 127:00 p.m.at Louisiana Tech
ESPN3L 21–6919,682
October 263:30 p.m.UConndagger
  • Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA (rivalry)
NESN/NESNPlus/FloSportsL 35–5612,234
November 212:00 p.m.Liberty
  • Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
NESN/FloSportsL 21–6310,184
November 912:00 p.m.at Army
CBSSNL 7–6335,567
November 1612:00 p.m.at Northwestern
BTNL 6–4529,447
November 2312:00 p.m.BYU
  • Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
NESN/FloSportsL 24–568,204
Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries[edit]

At Rutgers[edit]

See also: 2019 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 21 0 0 0 21
Scarlet Knights 7 31 3 7 48

Southern Illinois[edit]

See also: 2019 Southern Illinois Salukis football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 0 17 14 14 45
Minutemen 6 7 0 7 20

At Charlotte[edit]

See also: 2019 Charlotte 49ers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 0 10 0 7 17
49ers 21 10 14 7 52

Coastal Carolina[edit]

See also: 2019 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Chanticleers 14 28 14 6 62
Minutemen 7 7 7 7 28

Akron[edit]

See also: 2019 Akron Zips football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Zips 7 7 7 8 29
Minutemen 7 13 14 3 37

This would be the Minutemen's last win until Week 6 in 2021.

At FIU[edit]

See also: 2019 FIU Panthers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 0 0 0 0 0
Panthers 17 17 10 0 44

At Louisiana Tech[edit]

See also: 2019 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 0 14 7 0 21
Bulldogs 28 24 10 7 69

UConn[edit]

See also: 2019 UConn Huskies football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 14 21 7 14 56
Minutemen 7 14 7 7 35

Liberty[edit]

See also: 2019 Liberty Flames football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Flames 28 21 14 0 63
Minutemen 7 7 7 0 21

At Army[edit]

See also: 2019 Army Black Knights football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 7 0 0 0 7
Black Knights 14 21 14 14 63

At Northwestern[edit]

See also: 2019 Northwestern Wildcats football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 3 3 0 0 6
Wildcats 0 21 3 21 45

BYU[edit]

See also: 2019 BYU Cougars football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 7 42 7 0 56
Minutemen 0 0 10 14 24

Players drafted into the NFL[edit]

See also: 2020 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
6 211 Isaiah Rodgers CB Indianapolis Colts

References[edit]

  1. ^ "College Football Rankings 2019 - CBS Sports 130". CBS Sports. December 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 UMass Minutemen Football Schedule | Minutemen | FBSchedules.com". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
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